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UN Women Climate and Environment Strategy

2026

The world is facing a climate and environmental emergency, alongside a rollback of women’s and girls’ rights and pushback against gender equality. This strategy sets out UN Women’s integrated approach…

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Law/Regulation

UNEP/MC/COP.6/29 – Activities to address health concerns of women and children in the biennium 2026–2027

2026

In decision MC-6/16, COP-6 invited Parties to continue their implementation of decision MC-5/15 on the gender action plan, including to address health concerns of women and children, and agreed on…

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Gender Action Plan under the Global Framework on Chemicals Overview, Data Collection and next steps

2026

A draft Gender Action Plan (GAP) has been developed under the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) for consideration at the first International Conference (Resolution V/4). Its aim is to ensure…

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Case Study

Gender Mainstreaming in Projects: Case Studies from the Specific International Programme

2025

This new publication presents an assessment of how projects funded by the Specific International Programme (SIP) under the Minamata Convention integrate considerations related to women and girls in their design…

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Incorporating Gender Dimensions into National Waste Management Strategies and Policies

2025

This annex highlights the importance of integrating gender considerations into national waste management strategies and policies. Based on a UNEP-IETC webinar held in November 2023, it reveals how women are…

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How to Mainstream Gender into National Waste Management Policy: Case Study from Uruguay

2025

UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC) is actively promoting gender mainstreaming in waste management, recognizing that the sector is shaped by gender roles and inequalities despite being perceived as gender-neutral.…

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How to Mainstream Gender into National Waste Management Policy: Case Study from Nepal

2025

UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC) is actively promoting gender mainstreaming in waste management, recognizing that the sector is shaped by gender roles and inequalities despite being perceived as gender-neutral.…

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How to Mainstream Gender into National Waste Management Policy: Case Study from Jamaica

2025

UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC) is actively promoting gender mainstreaming in waste management, recognizing that the sector is shaped by gender roles and inequalities despite being perceived as gender-neutral.…

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How to Mainstream Gender into National Waste Management Policy: Case Study from Bhutan

2025

UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC) is actively promoting gender mainstreaming in waste management, recognizing that the sector is shaped by gender roles and inequalities despite being perceived as gender-neutral.…

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Report

Development of a Gender Action Plan: Integration and review of existing information

2025

The annex to the present note contains a document on the development of a Gender Action Plan as well as two additional annexes as follows: annex 1. submissions on the…

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planetGOLD Uganda: Accelerating Gender Equality in ASGM

2025

In this video, the planetGOLD Uganda team shares their insights on key actions needed to create a more inclusive and equitable ASGM sector.

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Law/Regulation

Minamata Gender Action Plan

2025

This gender action plan for the Minamata Convention reflects the increasing understanding that gender equality is a prerequisite for sustainable development overall and for the protection of human rights and…

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Report

BRS Review of implementation of the previous Gender Action Plan

2025

A review of the implementation of the BRS Gender Action Plan covering the period 2013-2023 was prepared and presented to the 2025 meetings of the conferences of the Parties. The…

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Law/Regulation

BRS Gender Action Plan

2025

Gender equality is an integral part of the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, including the activities of the Secretariat. Women and men may experience different exposures, roles…

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Report

A/79/163: Gender and hazardous substances

2024

In the present thematic report to the General Assembly, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 54/10, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound…

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Closing Mines, Opening Futures: Fostering gender equality and achieving relinquishment

2024

This webinar explored how governments can ensure that gender considerations are integrated into mine closure and policy steps toward successful mine site relinquishment. Speakers: • Bobbie Foot, Head of Capability…

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Law/Regulation

Resolution V/4 to the Global Framework on Chemicals

2023

Mainstreaming a gender perspective and promoting gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls in chemicals and waste management

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Case Study•Report

Women, Girls and the Right to a Healthy Environment: Good practices

2023

This Annex to the Special Rapporteur’s 2023 report to the United Nations Human Rights Council highlights good practices in the recognition and implementation of women’s and girls’ human right to…

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A/HRC/52/33: Women, girls and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

2023

The triple planetary crisis, combined with systemic gender-based discrimination, patriarchal norms and inequality, is imposing distinct and disproportionate harms on women and girls, threatening and violating their human rights, including…

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Tackling Toxics | Case Studies Kenya and Tunisia 2022

2023

The scoping study “Gender, Chemicals and Waste” was carried out in Kenya and Tunisia between January and June 2022 on behalf of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions secretariat. It…

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A/HRC/51/35: Mercury, small-scale gold mining and human rights

2022

Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 45/17, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Marcos Orellana,…

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Women Leaders: Addressing Chemicals and Waste Issues

2022

People of all gender identities must have the same rights and opportunities to participate fully in their communities, free from the health threats posed by toxic chemicals. It is especially…

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Gender Responsive Policies in in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining

2022

The global artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector employs an estimated 45 million people and indirectly supports 150 million. Earlier this year, the IGF Secretariat worked with Levin Sources to…

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Project/Initiative

ISO/TC 338 – Menstrual products

2022

Why standards for menstrual products matter Every day, around 300 million people menstruate. Yet there is still no global ISO standard that ensures the safety and quality of menstrual products.…

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Report

A/76/207: The stages of the plastics cycle and their impacts on human rights

2021

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Marcos Orellana, examines the current…

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Case Study

Gender, Chemicals, Waste – Case study from Kyrgyzstan

2021

Between 2019 and 2021, WECF and its partners in Kyrgyzstan (BIOM, EKOIS ) studied the gender impacts of hazardous chemicals, on request of the UN Environment secretariat of the chemicals…

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Factsheet

Gender Dimension in Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining in Indonesia: The Women Perspective from GOLD-ISMIA’s project location

2020

It is estimated that the number of women involved in Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM ) is very large, but there is very little explanation of women’s involvement and experiences.…

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Law/Regulation

ICH S5 (R3) Guideline on detection of reproductive and developmental toxicity for human pharmaceuticals

2020

This document gives recommendations on the strategy of reproductive toxicity testing of chemicals and medicinal products. It also addresses the male fertility investigation.

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Briefing•Case Study

Gender and Waste Nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal – Policy Brief

2019

This policy brief presents an analysis of the gendered nature of the waste sector in Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal, developed under a waste and climate change project led by the…

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Gender and waste nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal

2019

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the report Gender and waste nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal, co-authored by GRID-Arendal, at the 8th ISWA World Congress in Bilbao, Spain.…

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Guide

GENDER ANALYSIS AND ACTION PLAN FOR MONTREAL PROTOCOL PROJECTS

2018

This Gender Analysis and Gender Action Plan for UNDP Montreal Protocol projects in China, Nigeria and Peru was developed in October 2018 to support the ozone programme and projects in…

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Briefing

Gender and the sound management of chemicals and waste policy brief

2018

“Gender mainstreaming” is defined as a strategy for making both men and women’s concerns and experiences an integral part of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres.…

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Report

Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions

2017

IUCN Global Gender Office has collaborated with the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions to produce a report that investigates the level of women’s participation and gender…

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Project/Initiative

BRS Gender Pioneers for a Future Detoxified

2017

On the occasion of the 2017 Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, as part of its activities on gender, the Secretariat launched an initiative…

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Gender Dimensions of Hazardous Chemicals and Waste policies under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

2017

The BRS Gender Action Plan (BRS-GAP) was finalized in December 2013 and aims to ensure that principles of gender equality are firmly embedded in activities undertaken by the Secretariat of…

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Report

A/HRC/33/41: Report on the rights of the child and hazardous substances and wastes

2016

In this report, the Special Rapporteur examines the impacts of toxics and pollution on children’s rights, and the obligations of States and responsibilities of businesses in preventing exposure by children…

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Project/Initiative

Gender Heroes

2015

Considering the strong linkages between gender and exposure to hazardous chemicals and wastes as well as the importance of incorporating gender perspectives in the chemicals and waste agenda, the Secretariat…

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Guide•Law/Regulation

UNEP policy and strategy for gender equality and the environment

2015

For the first time, UNEP has adopted a comprehensive gender policy to guide it’s projects (e.g. ensuring women’s and men’s equal participation) and operations (e.g. via staff recruitment practices) are…

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Article

The gender dimension: Integrating the gender perspective in OSH policies

2014

The increasing proportion of women in the workforce raises a range of gender-related questions about the different effects of work-related risks on men and women. If health promotion policies in…

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Case Study•Project/Initiative

Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) funds projects to tackle the problem. Approved in 2021, led by UNEP, the project “Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products” is carried out by WHO and…

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